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The next step is to place a search form on your site. The search form can be on any page or in the masterborder.

The form should consist of an input field and a submit button. Use the included LinkForm component to help you create your button. To access the LinkForm component:

  • Select View > Toolbars > Component Tools > coolmaps.com extras.

A small toolbar appears containing coolmaps LinkForm component.

Follow these steps to create a search form:

  1. Place a Layout Region on the page
  2. Check the "Layout Region is a Form" button
  3. Set the Form settings Method to GET (instead of POST)
  4. Add a Forms Edit Field - name it "keys" (without the double quotes)
  5. Drop the LinkForm component/button on to the page
  6. Select the results page (the page containing the SiteSearch component)
  7. Change the button text as desired

Enabling the Publish Component
The last step is to enable the Publish component.

in Fusion 4:

  • Choose Publish View > Publish Setup > Components
  • Check 'coolmaps.com Search & Tag'

in Fusion 5/MX:

  • Choose Publish View > Publish > Publish Components
  • Check 'coolmaps.com Search & Tag'

Post Publish Component

Be sure to see our SiteSearch Component Spotlight.

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